Experimental reduction of predators reverses the crash phase of small-rodent cycles

Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 2448-2455

  Korpimaki, Erkki ^a   Norrdahi, Kai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Field experiment; Finland; Raptor; Small rodent; Three year population cycle; Vertebrate predator; Weasel

Indexed keywords

POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; RODENT;

FINLAND;

AEGOLIUS FUNEREUS; AVES; CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; FALCO TINNUNCULUS; GALLIFORMES; MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MICROTUS ROSSIAEMERIDIONALIS; MURIDAE; MUSTELA ERMINEA; MUSTELA NIVALIS; MUSTELIDAE; MUSTELINAE; RAPTORES; RODENTIA; STRIGIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031716366     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1998)079[2448:EROPRT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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